WTF?

[judecorp]

Ugh.

Punk would NOT sleep last night.

No, scratch that, she slept FANTASTICALLY in the early part of the night, drifting seamlessly into sleep at 6:30pm and sleeping like a rock with no necessary resettlings, and then woke up at 11:15 to eat. I fed her, she had a bit of a rough time getting settled back down but was back in bed a few minutes before midnight and I thought all was well. Lately she's needed some resettling around 3 or 4am, so I figured Jen could cover that and I went to bed.

Punk woke up randomly at 12:30am and was Up. Like "ready to play" up. She was talking, moving everywhere (in her swaddle), etc. I had her in the rocker forEVER until she fell asleep, put her in the crib - she woke up. Picked her back up, back in the rocker for longer, put her back in - she woke up. Ad nauseum.

After an hour, I told Jen she had to try because I hadn't gotten to sleep yet and it was 1:30am. So she went but Punk has sort of decided I am her Best Sleep Friend right now and she just kept whining and straining and crying, so I went back out there. She fell asleep in my arms in the rocker. It was a repeat of the previous hour: put her in the crib - wake up. I tried to leave and she just started flailing all over the place, so I picked her up again. I tried to bring her into bed with me, but she just turned that into Party Time.

By now it is somewhere near 2:30 and I am ready to shoot myself. I recruit Jen to try again and I shut off the monitor and have her shut the door. I put the pillow and blanket over my head. But I can still hear the screaming. The screaming. The screaming. I go back and get her again, she sleeps in my arms some more, and finally I tell Jen to get her 2oz of milk. (No, she wasn't hungry, but umm, whatever.)

She fell asleep at 3:30 and Jen came back to bed and promptly fell asleep. I think I fell asleep around 4.

Punk woke up at 5, whining. I went in, rocked, got her back into the crib around 5:40. She woke up at 6:15 when Jen's alarm went off.

She has been a miserable, overtired mess ever since.
ME TOO.

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[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Today has been All About The Naps. She usually takes two short morning naps and a longer afternoon nap. She was still tired after Morning Nap #1, so I got her to extend Morning Nap #2. Now she is enjoying her afternoon nap. I do hope this sets her up for a good night.

It's possible that she's teething (she's been a drool machine for over a month now) but she wasn't UPSET throughout the night last night, she would just wake up when I put her down. She didn't seem to be in pain or sad or anything. Weird.

Good luck tonight!

[juju-bug.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'll need it... My Rio has never been a good sleeper - infact that has been the biggest challenge she's had (besides breastfeeding) so far. I think she took after dad and she's a light/sensitive sleeper...(you can walk by her during a nap and your ankle will crack and her eyes will pop open!)
She had a decent morning nap today - then I had the bright idea of taking her to the bookstore - big mistake - she hates bookstores... maybe too much visual stimuli? I dunno - but I had her in my baby bjorn and she started to squeal in the aisles - so I had to grab some random things I wanted and skeet skeet out of there. lol. I guess her teething makes her crabby anywhere she goes...
I've been doing some searches online about baby sleep - and I see a lot of babies around 6 months having some similar wide awake at night situations - interesting... must research more... Hope you and yours have a restful sleep tonight! (and baby Punk too! - sleep baby, sleep!) :)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

When Punk is in a deep sleep, nothing will wake her. Once she even slept through the smoke alarm! (Stupid oven...) But when she is just falling asleep, it's the same as Rio - she can hear your toe crack or the floorboard creak, so I have to do this weird dance out of her bedroom and avoid the really creaky parts. Oh, the things we do for our kids.

She has been sleeping like a log for the last 2 hours... I am so nervous because last night started so well, too.

I have also heard that kids can get sleep problems at 6 months. I wonder if it's a developmental thing or if they're just more aware or something...

[juju-bug.livejournal.com]

ugh! I am nervous for you too! I"m hoping she gets some restful sleep tonight so you guys can recoup. *crosses fingers*

developmental thing = yes that sounds totally possible! let us know if you notice any new skillz after this passes?

Good night :)

*hugs*

[lelumama.livejournal.com]

Well, I bought some Hylands teething tablets so I'm hoping that they work. Caiti is getting in a baby molar and I think her canines are finally coming in.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I have some of those but I haven't had to use them yet. You'll have to tell me how it goes. :)

[lelumama.livejournal.com]

Well, she slept from 7pm until 4:00am. One short wakeup at 10pm and then I brought her to bed with me at her next wakeup at 2.

Wahhhhhhhhhhhh...I want sleep.

[lelumama.livejournal.com]

and that was with tablets at 6:30 and again at 10. duh.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Punk fell asleep around 7 and slept like a log until 11. She woke up and was doing her "I'll sleep until you put me down" thing, so Jen fed her and she went back to sleep. I got up with her at 4 but it only took about 15 minutes to get her back into bed. She got up for the morning at (ugh) 5:50. Jen says she got up with her sometime in there but I don't know when.

She is currently taking the shittiest nap ever. Argh!